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How has Kegotank Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACCOMACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510006000009
Kegotank Elementary
13300 Lankford Highway, Mappsville, VA 23407 · (757) 824-4756 · Accomack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
491 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kegotank Elementary
Kegotank Elementary's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kegotank Elementary this school | 501 | 98.0% | 41.5% |
| Fallon Park Elementary Roanoke | 591 | 99.3% | 46.9% |
| Sewells Point Elementary Norfolk | 495 | 99.8% | 63.1% |
| Larrymore Elementary Norfolk | 584 | 99.5% | 69.0% |
| Ocean View Elementary Norfolk | 512 | 98.2% | 55.5% |
| Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary Newport News | 549 | 100.0% | 49.6% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kegotank Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,052 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,082 of 1,111 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #995 of 1,111 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #577 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #638 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #267 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #217 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #319 of 759 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
501
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 98% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 72% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 75% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 75% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 76% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 43 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kegotank Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (583 to 501); teachers up 9% (32 to 35).
About Kegotank Elementary
Kegotank Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Mappsville, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 501 students.
Accomack County Public Schools is the local district for Kegotank Elementary. It runs 11 schools with 4,623 students.
Black students are the largest group at Kegotank Elementary, with 38% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 28% White, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 10 points above the 27% share among Accomack County residents. By the diversity index, Kegotank Elementary comes in at 69%.
Its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Accomack County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Kegotank Elementary is 61.4%. It actually posts 41.5%, which is 19.9 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
Within Accomack County, median household income is about $58,993, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in Accomack County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,623.
Arcadia Middle is located about 4.8 miles from Kegotank Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 63.6%, higher than Kegotank Elementary's 41.5%.
The federal government classifies Kegotank Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
Kegotank Elementary had 503 students in 2020-21 and 501 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.0:1 to 14.3:1.
The Kegotank Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Accomack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,335
Census ACS
Median income
$58,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Accomack County Public Schools
- Arcadia HighHigh · 688 students
- Nandua HighHigh · 621 students
- Arcadia MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Nandua MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Accawmacke ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Pungoteague ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia Middle4.8 mi · 469
- Arcadia High4.8 mi · 688
- Metompkin Elementary6.9 mi · 435
- Chincoteague High12.4 mi · 271
- Chincoteague Elementary12.5 mi · 241
- Accawmacke Elementary13.5 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Kegotank ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kegotank Elementary?
Kegotank Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kegotank Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kegotank Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kegotank Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kegotank Elementary is approximately 14.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kegotank Elementary?
Kegotank Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 30% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Kegotank Elementary?
Kegotank Elementary is overseen by Accomack County Public Schools in Accomack County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.